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Ok.....since nothing else has worked, I've just joined too! If this can't help me, nothing can!

Quote: Originally Posted by Linz2511 I am using destiantionwedding.com TA too, she's doing a great job for me. I wanted to ask other EDR brides, do you have anyone in your party under 18? I have one cousin that will be a month shy of her 18th birthday for my wedding. Any suggestions on how to get around this? I thought I was going to have this issue since I wasn't sure how old my cousin was. I learned that the resort is very strict about not allowing under 18 year olds into the resort, so I don't know if you'd be able to get around it, unfortunately.....

I've heard of both of those studios and I actually talked to Michael Maurus' wife (who works with Michael) when I was deciding who to pick. I'm afraid I can't remember the reason why I chose to forgo those photographers. (Petra Maurus was extremely nice and responsive). I think it was because I was able to go w/ Claudia Rodriguez for a price that worked in our budget and she had more positive reviews than did either of those studios. But if you do go w/ them, then maybe they will get more press on here.

Quote: Originally Posted by brandoo I don't know what I'm doing wrong, but when I went to the web-site you speak about all I got was paraphernalia with some british cartoon mouse named Minimus all over it... Whoops! Sorry! The site is: Minimus - For All Your Travel Size Item Needs

Quote: Originally Posted by shannon Great idea!!! Not certain how many guests will come- but am thinking that if we keep to it 20-25-I might steal your idea! One of my main stresses is how to get all of this guest gift bag stuff down to mexico-- I can "streamline" the bag- and do the gift certificate-- sounds so much easier!! Thanks! Please feel free to steal away!!! God knows I've done my share, so any assistance I can offer to others that they will use makes me happy! I lack creativity, so when I actually can come up w/ an idea on my own that people think is a good one, I'm thrilled!

Quote: Originally Posted by MrsV-to-be awesome! thanks so much for the information! I was just starting to think about this Do you know what the Vow's state? Hmmmm....good question! I'll find out and let you know!

Thanks so much, Tammy! Without this site, I'd be totally clueless! I feel so much more confident going into my wedding - I spread the word about this site to every newly engaged girl I know!

I just received an email from one of the EDR ministers for our symbolic ceremony. For those of you who are just going to go w/ the program they have (or if you want to see if you want to change anything from this program), here's the basic format: Hello Jennifer: This is the basic format of the ceremony. The ceremony lasts about 12-15 minutes. if you have any questions, don't hesitate to ask! Looking forward to your ceremony, Best regards and blessings, Alina Monroy Wedding Minister MARRIAGE CELEBRATION: GATHERING WORDS OPENING PRAYER REFLECTION ABOUT MARRIAGE AND LOVE CHARGE TO THE COUPLE SCRIPTURE OR POEM READING DECLARATION OF CONSENT EXCHANGE OF VOWS (STANDARD OR OWN VOWS) PRESENTATION AND EXCHANGE OF RINGS FINAL BLESSING OR PRAYER PRONOUNCEMENT OF HUSBAND AND WIFE - KISS INTRODUCTION OF COUPLE AS HUSBAND AND WIFE

Quote: Originally Posted by brandoo Hi JWOLFE! So I was wondering, with the tylenol, advil, tums, etc.... where did you find individual packettes? Another thught I had for the bags was packettes of hangover or Emergen-C. I thought about gift certs myself actually, but we are having a big group (over 50) and the amount I could afford for ech wouldn't add up to much! Very cool you can do that for yur guests! Hey there! I haven't actually gotten the items yet.....it took me this long just to get a list together from other threads that I read. However, a lot of posters have been directing us to get the individual packets from Minimus.com. They do seem to have a lot of really cool, travel-sized items at reasonable prices. I do like your hangover packet idea! I may have to add that to my list! Thanks! And believe me, if we had as big a group as you're having, we wouldn't be giving the gift certs. We are just have 25 guests!

Quote: Originally Posted by animaldoc Hello everyone, I am planning to have my wedding at El Dorado Royale in either Nov08 or April09, we are concerned about the weather in Nov. Are there any brides who were married in Mexico in Nov, how was the weather? One TA says it will be overcast all day and may rain off and on and another TA recommends Nov to avoid spring breakers. Another question I had is, is the size of EDR. I originally plannned to have my wedding at Secrets Capri, but they don't have any 1 bdm suites available for my date, EDR is considerably larger, will the resort be that crowded in Nov and will all the restaurants be open? Finally, is anyone working with Monica and have you had any problems with her? For some reason I don't think we are meshing. Sorry it is so long, I figured I would throw all my questions out there! Hi there - I have been working w/ Monica for the past several months and while sometimes you might need to clarify things w/ her, she's been just fine for me. What kind of issues are you having w/ her? I'm getting married at EDR in April, so I might be able to help you w/ some questions, too (as can all of the other EDR brides).

Here are my other items I'll be including: ITEMS: OOT Bags Gift Certificates Advil / Tylenol After-Bite After-Sun Care Band-Aids Custom Koozies Flipflop Playing Cards Lipbalm Mosquito Repellant Photo Albums Spanish Phrases for Dummies Sunscreen Tums / Alka-Seltzer / Pepto-Bismol Buy in Mexico: Local Snacks and Gum / Mints Maps - Resort and Cancun Maracas Shot Glass Other Good, Fun, Local Bargains Items Considered, but Probably Won't Get: Cigars Emery Boards Flipflops Hand Lotion Hand-Sanitizer Loofahs Mosquito Coils Shout Wipes Underwater Cameras

Quote: Originally Posted by AmyFled Hey I just have a question about OOT bags. Did you guys put different things in the bags that were for guys, or were all the bags identical? I was just thinking about the candles I'm buying, but I don't think the men will really want a candle. Any ideas of something I could put in their bag instead?? Everything I'm thinking of seems to be too girly..... thanks There is another thread about this topic somewhere, but one of our possible "manly" items for our bags will be cigars. I do remember that some people created "man whore" bags that included stuff like condoms and funny stuff like that. Also, small bottles of tequila or beer if your resort isn't an AI might be an idea......

Welcome to the forum! You will find tons of helpful wedding planning information and information about EDR here! I'm getting married there in April and so far, everything has been going well! We have some EDR brides who will be getting married there very soon!

Mine has been taking care of absolutely everything in the travel area. Some of my guests have had to change their rooms or flights or even where they were leaving from and she's handling everything. She even acts as a mediator w/ the resort. Having her has made my life so much easier!

I love those!!! And I think they're totally appropriate! They look professionally done, yet the fact that you did them makes them even more personalized to your wedding. I say, go with them...but then again, I have caved into my family's wishes on certain things......ugh.......but still! Your STDs are great!

Quote: Originally Posted by LisaG That's a good #. How much were you wanting to put in there? You don't have to answer, just wondering how much you thought you were going to have to spend on OOT bags. I think I spent around $25-$30 per bag and had like 22 bags to do. It adds up fast! Well, we were thinking about spending a bit more than the average OOT bag, so we are skimping in other ways (e.g., not having a private dinner reception after the ceremony - we'll have the "free dinner" and then a private event (that costs a lot less per person afterwards). This OOT bag amount was included in our overall budget. We had invited 50 or 60 guests (hoping we'd have less than 40) and now that 24 are going, we figure we can spend more on the bags. But YES! IT does add up quickly! I just learned today that my photo package that I had purchased only covered 5 hours and I need my photographer for an additional hour.....so, I had to pay more for that extra hour.....

Quote: Originally Posted by LisaG That's a great idea if you don't have a tons of people going. How many people do you have attending? We've got 24 people confirmed so far - so that's 15 bags. Hopefully that number doesn't go up!

Do you just call up a jeweler and take a ring in to get engraved and they do it while you wait? Or do you send it somewhere? Is it expensive to have them engraved?

We wanted to get our guests some kind of nice keepsake to include in their OOT bags, but we then thought that everyone has a different taste and some people might not want more knick knacks in their houses after they return! So, we are planning on including an EDR gift certificate in each bag - this will allow them to use it toward the resort or spa services (maybe a candlelight dinner on the beach) or even Lomas Travel excursions to go deep sea fishing or swim with the dolphins. Hopefully they will like something like that - I know I would if I was a guest at one of these!

Just so I can be prepare ahead of time.....for those of you who have gotten married at EDR (or for those of you who are just "in the know"), should I expect any type of hidden or surprise fees that are outside of things that I've booked?

Good question! I was thinking about just the same thing recently! We have to get a day pass for our photographers and for four guests who will be staying in different hotels....

beautiful, beautiful pictures!!!

This was one of my first eye-opening wedding planning shockers. I thought that people would think, "wherever you want to go is ok w/ me. If we can't 'swing it, then we'll have to celebrate w/ you another time or another way." Ha! That didn't happen - everyone had an opinion. Then, when we changed the destination to the place that seemed to accommodate everyone the best, many of the people who said they would go, now aren't..... So you really should just choose the place you want to go to the most and then go w/ it. And ignore any possible negative comments along the way. Everyone has had a chance to do their own weddings their own way. This is your chance.

I'm having them play at our Welcome Reception - I'd also like to just have quieter music play during the dinner.....

Very nice! You picked the perfect one!